Nick is joined by journalist Michael Brull, who
discusses what has changed and what hasn't as a result of the government's new
rhetoric around Islam and terrorism, in the wake of the Parramatta shooting.
See Brull’s article 'The
Parramatta Shooting: New Rhetoric, Same Old Problem?' for more on
this.
Nick also elaborates on Turnbull’s response to the shooting, analysing this
reaction in terms of dominant narratives around terrorism. For more on this,
see Nick’s article ‘Malcolm
Turnbull Benches Team Australia, But Will The Narrative On Terrorism Change?’
and an interview
with Solomon Comissiong on the racial and religious basis for the labelling
and responses to terrorism, in light of the Charleston shooting.
Also covered on the episode is: how the “love
it or leave it” mentality that has been promoted in the wake of the
Parramatta shooting works against confronting some of the root
causes of terrorism such as Western imperialism and police racism, the US
airstrike on a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Afghan city of
Kunduz – you can sign an Amnesty International petition calling for an
independent investigation into this bombing here,
Islamophobia as the latest
form of white supremacy in Australia, Scottish National Party (SNP)
politician Mhairi Black's maiden
speech to parliament – as a follow-up to our discussions on the SNP in episode 111,
and Nick’s article ‘Don’t
judge me: Chris Brown and the real task of tackling violence against women'.
For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2015/10/13/112/
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